Spinner



y 5, 1950 F. G. SWAN 2,516,434

SPINNER Filed July '7, 1947 fzaycl wan Patented July 25, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SPINNER Floyd G. Swan, Eureka, Calif.

Application July 7, 1947, Serial No. 759,371

2 Claims. (01. 43-42.14)

This invention relates to fishing lures, and more particularly to an improved spinner.

It is an object of this invention to provide an improved fishing spinner of the kind to be more particularly described hereinafter, having a front and rear spinner so constructed and arranged that the front spinner or spoon will revolve about the rear spinner or small propeller for attracting the fish to the hook.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved fishing spinner of this kind in which the rear spinner is disposed immediately adjacent to the front end of the hook or hooks carried by the lure.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a spinner of this kind having a front spinner or spoon rotatably and pivotally carried by the main supporting shaft so the spoon may be free to revolve and fold back about the rear spinner.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the arrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in the drawings and specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a spinner constructed according to an embodiment of this invention,

Figure 2 is a vertical section taken on the line 2--2 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral I designates generally a fishing lure having a pair of longitudinally offset spinners mounted on a shaft immediately in front of a hook. The construction of the fishing lure I0 is such that a small spinner II is rotatably mounted on the supporting shaft I2 near the rear end immediately forward of the eye I4 on the rear end of the shaft I2, to which eye the hook I5 is loosely secured. A second eye I B is formed on the front end of the shaft I2 for attachment to the fishing line.

The rear spinner II is spaced forwardly from the rear eye I4 by a pair of beads or bearings IT. The rear spinner II is formed with a pair of oppositely disposed blades t8 which are adapted to rotate the spinner II as the lure I0 is drawn through the water. A second enlarged spinning member 20 is rotatably mounted on the front end of the shaft I2 and is so constructed as to substantially overlie the small rear spinner II in its revolution.

A U-shaped bearing member 2| is loosely and rotatably mounted on the shaft I2 immediately behind the forward eye It. The U-shaped bearing member 2| is formed with openings 22 through the free end of the arms thereof through which the shaft I2 loosely engages. The spinning member 20 is formed of a concavo-convex spoon 24 which is pivotally mounted on the bearing member 2 I.

The spoon 24 is provided at its upper or forward end with an opening 25, which loosely engages the length of the bearing member 2I In this arrangement the spoon 24 may be pivoted about the bearing member 2| to hang loosely therefrom and the rear end of the spoon will extend as far back as the rear end of the blades I8 of the small spinner l I. As the lure is drawn through the water the spoon 24 is free torotate with the bearing member 2 I about the shaft I2.

The bearing member 2| is spaced forwardly from the rear spinner II by a plurality of beads or bearings 26, loosely carried by the shaft I2.

In the use and operation of this fishing lure III, as it is drawn through the water both of the spinners II and 2!] -wi11be rotated about the shaft I2. The smaller spinner I I in normal use alone is hidden by the hook I5 as the fish approaches from the rear. By providing the larger spinner or spoon 20 about the smaller spinner I I at least one spinner is in View from any angle, whether behind or to one side of the hook I5.

I do not mean to confine myself to the exact details of construction herein disclosed, but claim all variations falling within the purview of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A fishing lure comprising an elongated shaft, a hook secured to the rear end of said shaft, a spinner rotatable about said shaft at the rear end thereof, said spinner havin a pair of oppositely disposed blades, and a spoon pivotally and rotatably mounted on the front end of said shaft, said spoon extending rearwardly and overlying said rear spinner for engagement and rotation with said blades when said spoon is disposed substantially parallel to said shaft.

2. A fishing lure comprising an elongated shaft, a hook loosely carried by said shaft at the rear end thereof, a small spinner having blade structure on said shaft adjacent said hook, a U -shaped bearing member on the front end of said shaft, said shaft engaging loosely through the arms of said bearing, a plurality of beads on said shaft interposed between said bearing and said small spinner for the spacing apart thereof and a spoon pivotally secured to said bearing member for rotation about said shaft, said spoon extending rearwardly to a position adjacent to said spinner, and said spoon being engaged and rotated by the blade structure of said spinner in certain positions of said spoon.

FLOYD G. SWAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,294,281 Law Feb. 11, 1919 1,558,249 DeZeng Oct. 20, 1925 1,790,456 Bennington Jan. 2'7, 1931 1,822,785 Petrie Sept. 3, 1931 2,192,563 Starkey Mar. 5, 1940 

